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12 Chaucer Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 7EB

26/0488/TTCAWorks to CA treesAwaiting decision
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Proposal

T1 - Conifer - Reduce height by 4-5m (approx 1/3) and shorten lateral branches by 1-2m. Reason - Tree is encroaching over neighbour's building and blocking light to windows.

Received
15 May 2026
Decision due
26 June 2026
Ward
Trumpington
  1. Received15 May
  2. Validated15 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Jun
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at 12 Chaucer Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 7EB. Cambridge has handled 1,228 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 15 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Southacre conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across Trumpington. We hold 680 applications in total for the CB2 postcode area.

94% of trees applications at Cambridge City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CB2 7EB
Application type
Works to CA trees
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Town & Country Tree Surgery
Agent address
47 Malletts Road Cambridge CB1 9EZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Southacre
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 06/1977Part of the site
  • Green belt: CambridgePart of the site
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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